WTF is up with the new Army ad? - Democratic Underground

sasquatch

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:25 AM
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WTF is up with the new Army ad?

Edited on Tue Mar-01-05 01:26 AM by sasquatch

There's a voiceover with all these guys doing military shit and he says "Somewhere a guy is buying a minivan." Now I've never really liked minivans but, I'd rather drive a minivan while wearing a pink sweater vest than getting my balls shot off in Iraq.

Let's weigh our options again:
"Buy minivan or get your balls shot off?"

I'm going with Minivan.:)

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Huckebein the Raven

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:28 AM
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1. Is that the new Army Sniper commercial ?

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sasquatch

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Tue Mar-01-05 05:59 PM
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9. I don't think so!

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Robeson

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:31 AM
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2. We're living in Nazi Germany...

...we're being told that militarism is cool. They need more kids for the "Eastern" front. Get used to it, its only going to get worse.

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Bouncy Ball

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:35 AM
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3. My husband DETESTS the "Army of one" slogan.

The first time he heard that, he said "What the FUCK? That goes against what the Army is based on!" He explained that it's NOT about just YOU, it's about all of you working together and "Army of one" totally contradicts that.

I said "Well it's appealing to the American ego" and he said "Well that's well and truly fucked."

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Catch22Dem

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:37 AM
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5. My uncle (27 yrs Army Ranger CSM)

He said the exact same thing. Now, I was in the Air Force, we were pretty much for ourselves there in the Avionics backshop. LOL

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Radical Activist

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:39 AM
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6. Nothing destroys individuality like the Army.

The slogan is stupid and misleading.

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CanuckAmok

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Tue Mar-01-05 01:36 AM
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4. Depends...what kind of minivan?

Edited on Tue Mar-01-05 01:37 AM by CanuckAmok

If it's a Dodge Caravan, I might take my chances in Iraq.

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sasquatch

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Tue Mar-01-05 02:09 AM
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7. I can agree with you on that

Edited on Tue Mar-01-05 02:10 AM by sasquatch

I'd rather drive an '86 Ford Escort down mainstreet Falluja with a sign that says "Allah Sucks" than to haul around town in a Dodge.

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robertarctor

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Tue Mar-01-05 02:34 AM
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8. Yeah, but ...

Dodges are made by DaimlerChrysler AktienGesellschaft, which isn't the official carmaker of the Bush Reich (GM), nor is it the semi-official one (Bush drives a Ford).

I drive a Dodge, by the way. And I'd never buy a GM or Ford product. So there.

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CatBoreal

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Tue Mar-01-05 06:05 PM
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11. Same here!

Besides, my Grand Caravan is rated a better buy than the Ford or GM versions according to my 2004 Lemon-Aid guide!

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Placebo

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Tue Mar-01-05 06:04 PM
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10. What about that other ARMY RESERVE commercial...

where the camera is showing all these empty spaces like hospitals and firehouses and then the voice over says things like: "This one is fighting Osama." "This one is fighting the terrorists." "This one is liberating a country." JOIN THE US ARMY RESERVE

scary :scared:

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sasquatch

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Tue Mar-01-05 07:15 PM
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12. I don't really mind that one all that much

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